2021

Kill Haber and Bosh by

SDG 4: Quality Education
Särki is looking for a way to demolish the need for the extremely energy intensive Haber&Bosh nitrogen fertilizers used in farming

Prize:
Up to 15h of free consultation from the CEO&Founder of Särki for sustainable business idea(s). Särki is also dedicated to exploration of opportunities with the winners to continue the work done on the hackathon.

Reimagining Higher Education by

SDG 4: Quality Education
Avp is looking for creative solutions to support teamwork in higher education, combining the best parts of traditional and online teaching methods

Prize:
1000€ for the winning team

Winner:
ThriVe

Create safe online environments by

SDG 5: Gender Equality
Find ways to combat and eliminate gender-based violence, online hate-speech and tech facilitated violence.
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Prize:
The winning team gets to present their winning solutions to Finland’s Minister for Development and Foreign Trade Mr. Ville Skinnari, as well as Technology & Innovation for Gender Equality Action Coalition coordinators from UN Women.

Boosting inclusion in universities by

SDG 5: Gender Equality
Find ways to promote diversity, equality and inclusion in universities - from growing awareness and shifting attitudes to supporting advocacy and assessing results in the community.
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Prize:
1000€ for the winning team. Possibility to develop the idea further with Aalto funding up to 5000€

Reduced Inequalities by Improving Digital Support for Young People by

SDG 5: Gender Equality
Come up with easy-to-use solutions that help young people and their network access all support, activities, and important information easily throughout their customer journey.

‍Prize:
1.000€ for the winning team. The best three teams will win an opportunity to discuss and present their solution to the experts of the Finnish Red Cross Youth Shelters and Accenture.
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2022

Smart and Sustainable cities by

SDG 11: Sustainable cities and solutions
How to co-create smart and sustainable solutions to smart city by engaging, empowering and inspiring citizens to commit to solving the SDGs in cities – Case example Espoo.
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Prize:
100 € gift card per member.

Energy revolution, now. by

SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy
Imagine opportunities for saving and generating energy to achieve energy independence in the EU.
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Prize:
1000€ for the winning team

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Climate crisis as a human rights issue by

SDG 13: Climate Action
Create an easy-to-use digital solution to help communities in the Horn of Africa to increase their resilience against the increasing damages caused by climate change.
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Prize:
First prize: 1.000€ for the winning team.
The best three teams will win an opportunity to discuss and present their solution to the experts of the Helsinki Deaconess Foundation & KYMPPI-project partners.

Real world interaction by

SDG 3, 4 and 5
Advance a sustainable development goal by designing an application for a real world interaction device.
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Prize:
1000€ for the winning team. Possibility to develop the idea further with Aalto funding up to 5000€

Peaceful and sustainable Ukraine by

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Join the effort to help Ukraine by creating innovative interventions to reduce suffering, meet acute needs and repair what the war has destroyed.
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‍Prize:
Sharing the joy of doing something potentially great. We will also provide the winning team with a possibility for further mentoring with peace tech experts and IDBM program at Aalto University.
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